657 - Josh Chandler (Security Specialist) Tangentially Speaking With Christopher Ryan podcast

1:22:55

Mike just finished his stint in the army and is celebrating by riding a bicycle from El Paso to Canada. He passed by Crestone recently, and we sat down to get to know each other. Pull up a chair and join us! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe…

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669 - ROMA 91 2:43

10 days ago2:43

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com More blathering. This time, talking about: — Epstein and how fame/power/money distort one’s sense of the possible/permissible; — The joys of watching the Little League playoffs; — A friend’s hard fall. Here’s the link to give Charles some love.…

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668 - Before the Dawn, Part II (with Riley Morton) 4:36

17 days ago4:36

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com My friend Riley Morton and I sat down for about six hours over two days and he picked my brain about who I am, who I’ve been, and the experiences and ideas that formed the foundation for what eventually became a book called Sex at Dawn . This is the second of a four-part series.…

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667 - ROMA 90 2:33

18 days ago2:33

2:33

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com It’s the back to school episode! Do you feel like the year begins at the end of summer? Can anyone really be helped (or just supported in helping themselves)? A study showing how we find what we expect to find. Some thoughts on budgeting energy and attention and learning how to invest both more……

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666 - Kevin Russell Returns (AI/The Future) 1:42:29

23 days ago1:42:29

1:42:29

Kevin is my go-to guy when I have questions about AI, cutting edge technologies, and crypto currencies. But he’s not just some freakishly smart super-nerd; he thinks of these seemingly cut and dry issues with all the juiciness of mythology, Jungian archetypes, and a deep appreciation of world history. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe…

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665 - Remembering Uncle Dan (with my cousin David Carr) 1:42:25

27 days ago1:42:25

1:42:25

Our uncle Dan was a huge influence on both of us, albeit in very different ways. For Dave, Dan was a surrogate father figure who helped guide him through adolescence. For me, Dan was more of a kindred spirit, and our friendship mostly happened in the last decade or so of his life. When we combine our memories, we get a more complete understanding of the man. (How did I not know he loved jazz?) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe…

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664 - Road ROMA (89 & Budokon Recap) 58:03

6 weeks ago58:03

58:03

We were camping at the Tom Thorn/Beth Williams Wildlife Habitat Management Area in southern Wyoming when we recorded this, yesterday. It’s raw. It’s real. Maybe you can hear the birds chirping. Anya and I recap the retreat and give some thoughts about being on the road. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe…

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663 - Erik Rittenberry (Poetic Outlaws) 1:19:19

6 weeks ago1:19:19

1:19:19

Erik’s is the brain behind one of my favorite accounts on Substack, Poetic Outlaws . If I were a woman, I’d be chasing guys like him: smart, tough, adventurous, well-read, sensitive, funny, talented, and way more humble than a guy like that has any right to be. He writes beautifully, takes great photos , has impeccable taste in literature. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe…

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662 - Mark Sisson (Author of Born to Walk) 1:01:59

7 weeks ago1:01:59

1:01:59

Mark Sisson is widely regarded as the founding father of the ancestral health movement. His number-one-ranked blog and Primal Health Coach Institute have paved the way for primal enthusiasts to take personal responsibility for their health. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe…

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661 - Manvir Singh (Author of Shamanism: The Timeless Religion) 1:12:07

8 weeks ago1:12:07

1:12:07

Manvir is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of California, Davis. He holds a bachelor’s degree in human biology from Brown University and a Ph.D. from Harvard University. He has studied Indigenous psychedelics use in the Orinoco river basin of Colombia and, since 2014, has conducted ethnographic fieldwork with Mentawai communities on Siberut Island, Indonesia, focusing on shamanism and justice. His book is Shamanism: The Timeless Religion . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe…

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660 - Eric Czuleger 1:41:08

9 weeks ago1:41:08

1:41:08

Eric Czuleger is an author and geopolitical analyst who has lived, worked, and traveled through 47 countries including conflict zones like Iraq, Lebanon, and Somalia. His book You Are Not Here: Travels Through Countries That Don’t Exist covers a year of living in unrecognized countries to find out what a nation is in the first place. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe…

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659 - ROMA 87 3:19

10 weeks ago3:19

3:19

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com Some of the topics discussed include the fact that I was an illegal immigrant for years, some recent personal health issues, prepping for our trip to Montana, two spots that just opened up for women in the upcoming retreat , avoiding audience capture, seeking beauty in pain and destruction (the life and work of Sebastião Salgado).…

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658 - ROMA 86 3:36

11 weeks ago3:36

3:36

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com Let’s get into it! Issues discussed include: Scott Galloway on the sickness of money, David Sedaris on the sickness of fame, Why some people sacrifice intimacy for attention, and Was it hard for me to transition out of my “adventure years” into “settling down?”…

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657 - Josh Chandler (Security Specialist) 1:31:11

11 weeks ago1:31:11

1:31:11

Everyone should have a friend like Josh. Solid dude who knows how things work on both sides of the law. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe

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656 - ROMA 85 2:21

12 weeks ago2:21

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com On principled thinking vs tactical thinking. Is AI coming to “save” us or “destroy” us? Is there a middle ground? Can it love us? Comfort us? Thinking of relationship issues in terms of new shoes. Break-in pains or wrong size pains?…

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640 - Learning to Fly (with Uncle Dan) 1:17:47

26 weeks ago1:17:47

1:17:47

My uncle Dan died on February 13th, my birthday. Here’s a look back at his life and mine. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe

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639 - Vincenzo Barney (Cormac McCarthy and Sudden Fame) 1:32:51

27 weeks ago1:32:51

1:32:51

Young guy writes a Substack piece about his favorite author, Cormac McCarthy. It gets a few reads, and turns out that one of those readers knows old Cormac and actually reads him the piece. In fact, she’s known and loved old Cormac for 40+ years. She corresponds with the young guy and eventually decides he’s the right person to tell her story, which is a love story that began almost half a century ago, when she was a homeless 16 year-old girl who randomly met a not yet famous author in his 40s sitting by the pool at a run-down motel in New Mexico. Crazy, wild love story/lifelong friendship commences. Young guy writes this forbidden love story , publishes it in Vanity Fair in prissy, easily offended 2024, and all hell breaks loose. Vincenzo’s Substack is here . Vincenzo’s professor’s Substack is here . Dare to join us in Montana this summer! If you’re gonna buy stuff on Amazon, please use this link . Intro music “Brightside of the Sun,” by Basin and Range . “Star People,” by George Michael. “Come on in My Kitchen,” sung by Chris Thomas King . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe…

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638 - ROMA 82 3:24

28 weeks ago3:24

3:24

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com A few of the questions I ponder in this one: How can we distinguish what’s true for me from what’s just true? How can we tell when the shit’s hitting the fan? Is it always hitting the fan? When is a dress not a dress? How is a bikini like “the N-word?” Was Trump inevitable? Do we choose our world, or are we just observers? Intro music “Brightside of the……

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637 - ROMA 81 5:17

30 weeks ago5:17

5:17

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com What does it mean to be a “consenting adult?” (Thoughts on the Neil Gaiman mess.) Why podcast? David Milch: “People who are unable to turn their wishes into passions … sit passively in mute outrage, anticipating disasters.” The original article accusing Gaiman is here . Kat Rosenfield’s thoughts are here . Information about the Becoming Uncivilized event is…

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636 - Theo Von (Reboot of Ep 342) 1:37:55

32 weeks ago1:37:55

1:37:55

This conversation was originally recorded in September, 2018, when Theo was famous, but not yet FAMOUS. We talked about his recent trip to China, whether mental health issues can be considered a luxury, the ethics of sleeping with married women, Louis CK’s fall from grace, obscure masturbation techniques, and the strangeness of fame. The main thing I felt re-listening to this conversation was just how real Theo was/is. He seems to instinctively understand the power of vulnerability. No pretense with this guy. Intro music “Brightside of the Sun,” by Basin and Range . “Big Time,” by Peter Gabriel. Outro: “Party at the End of the World,” by Carsie Blanton . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe…

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635 - Chewing the Fat with Cameron Shayne 14:14

33 weeks ago14:14

14:14

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com Cameron has been studying and sharing martial arts, yoga and mobility for over 30 years producing hundreds of highly skilled teachers world wide. He currently lives and runs Budokon University Montana with his wife Budokon University Director Melayne Shayne. Come decivilize yourself with us in Montana this summer. More info h……

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634 - Peter Anderson (Author/Poet/Mountain Man) 14:18

34 weeks ago14:18

14:18

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com Pete and I entertain a few questions and we talk by the fire. Among them: What is soul? Is there a purpose in learning these lessons as we get older? Are silence and solitude necessary components to the soul’s maturity? Are silence and solitude even available in a world overrun by the “attention economy?”…

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633 - ROMA 80 (Part 2) 2:33

35 weeks ago2:33

2:33

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com Some stuff I didn’t get to yesterday. Who was inside Aubrey Plaza’s consciousness, watching her have a stroke? Do podcasters like Rogan and Theo Von have a responsibility to change what they do in light of their massive audiences? Intro music “Brightside of the Sun,” by Basin and Range . Outro: “That’s What I Got,” by Marcelo D2.…

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632 - ROMA 80 24:23

35 weeks ago24:23

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com A few of the issues stumbled over: The complicated ethics of revenge against a corporation. Yet more evidence that we don’t live in the real world. On old creeps like Woody Allen, Cormac McCarthy, and me. And more! Here’s the article about Cormac McCarthy I mentioned and the response from The Guardian. Here’s that holiday Amazon link . Intro music “Brightsi……

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631 - ROMA 79 37:12

37 weeks ago37:12

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com — Responses to comments on the Wim Hof thing. — Is football like sex work? — How to behave in the End Times. — A few words in defense of Woody Allen and Joe Rogan. — The night Daryl Hanna asked me to sign a copy of Sex at Dawn. Intro music “Brightside of the Sun,” by Basin and Range . “Party at the End of the World,” by Carsie Blanton . “Accidentall……

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630 - ROMA 78 18:32

38 weeks ago18:32

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com Meet me in the kitchen! Anger vs gratitude. The perverse appetite for disaster. Who are we to judge? Intro music “Brightside of the Sun,” by Basin and Range . "Roll the Bones,” by Shakey Graves. “Watch it Fall,” by Billy Strings. Tangentially Speaking with Chris Ryan is a reader-supported publication. To support this thing, please consider becoming a free……

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629 - Nikki Glaser (Reboot) 2:25:48

39 weeks ago2:25:48

2:25:48

This was originally episode 122, recorded in Portland, OR, in April, 2015. This conversation is about as uninhibited as they come. We bounce from shitting in Asia to how to compliment someone’s genitals to my experience giving a TED talk to eating disorders to group sex. Never a dull moment with Nikki. I’m so glad to see her getting the attention she deserves these days. Sometimes, the good guys win. Intro music “Brightside of the Sun,” by Basin and Range . “Wicked Little Pill,” by Bird York . Outro: “Smoke Alarm,” by Carsie Blanton . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe…

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628 - Aaron Rivera 1:39:12

40 weeks ago1:39:12

1:39:12

I met Aaron at the Budokon retreat this summer, and I was immediately impressed by his candor, kindness, and the depth of his intellect. Then, when I learned that he led men’s groups, I thought he’d be a great guest for the podcast, since I know little about that world and, in fact, have some resistance to what often ends up being somewhat exploitative of men’s very real sense of alienation and desperation. But Aaron seemed like the real deal, so I invited him to set me straight on that. Please check out Khuda , the app I mentioned, and let Pete Lord and me know what you think. Intro music “Brightside of the Sun,” by Basin and Range . “Stand by Me,” by Ben E. King, performed by Stephen Wilson, Jr. (video below). Outro: “Smoke Alarm,” by Carsie Blanton . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe…

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627 - ROMA 77 18:56

42 weeks ago18:56

18:56

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com Try to fix this old house again, or should we burn it down and start over?

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626 - Deborah Eden Tull (After the Storm) 1:21:41

43 weeks ago1:21:41

1:21:41

Deborah and her husband lost everything but their lives and each other when Hurricane Helene washed away their house a few weeks ago. Deborah’s experience of this “emergence” is framed by her experiences as a Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, and author. I greatly appreciate her trust in sharing her thoughts and insights — even while still immersed in the rawness of her grief and shock at almost being swept away with her home and everything in it. Listen to her explain what it’s like to find diamonds in the wreckage. Here’s the video Deborah took in the ruins of her home: If you are moved to help in the recovery, please go here . Intro music “Brightside of the Sun,” by Basin and Range . “Still Water,” by Daniel Lanois. Outro: “Smoke Alarm,” by Carsie Blanton . Still Water, by Daniel Lanois Sad eyes, sad eyesWhere're you going with that confidence?Sad eyes, sad eyesWhere're you going with that confidence?I'm going to where the boats go byCaledonia river flow so wideI'm going to where the boats go byCaledonia river flow so wideStill water - Laying overStill water - Laying overStill water - Laying overCaledonia river oh, so wideWild eyes in the wildernessWhere're you going with the devil in hand?Wild eyes in the wildernessWhere're you going with the devil in hand?I'm going to build the bridges highfor working money, for working moneyI'm going to climb the bridges highCaledonia brother far awayStill water - I'm laying overStill water - Lay my body down overStill water - Laying overCaledonia river far away...Sad eyes in the weary nightHave you seen your brother,have you seen your brother?Waiting by the river GrandCaledonia river oh, so wideGoing to where the rain fallsLook for my brother,look for my brotherGoing to where the rain fallsCaledonia river far awayStill water - Laying overStill water - Lay my body downStill water - Laying overCaledonia river far away... This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe…

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655 - ROMA 84 26:38

14 weeks ago26:38

26:38

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com In which I rip Fareed Zakaria a (new) new one, talk about the abject stupidity of the intelligensia, play a song sung by a bunch of cool alley cats, applaud a Scott Galloway rant on the hypocrisy of the American ruling class and ponder “Dover Beach,” a poem by Matthew Arnold.…

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654 - David Daniel 2:23:04

14 weeks ago2:23:04

2:23:04

David was raised in a conservative Christian reality that he eventually came to question, without questioning his love and respect for the people around him. How do we negotiate that kind of growth, where we step away from a shared reality without hurting the people we were sharing it with? That’s an eternal question of the highest order. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe…

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653 -Jeff Maurer (Comic/Writer) 1:18:38

16 weeks ago1:18:38

1:18:38

Jeff Mauer is the brains behind I Might Be Wrong, here on Substack. He was head writer for Last Week Tonight, with John Oliver and before that, wrote speeches at the EPA. He’s smart, funny, and thoughtful — and savvy enough to shut the fuck up when Chris Rock walks into the room. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe…

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652 - Adam Aronovich (Healing from Healing) 1:18:38

17 weeks ago1:18:38

1:18:38

When I first came across his Instagram account , I assumed he was a comedian of some sort, as he is so deft at taking the piss out of the New Age, Shamanic, Mother-Aya nonsense. Then I read his essay on Substack and realized that this dude is very, very smart and his humor — like all the best humor — is fueled by wisdom, compassion, disappointment, and rage. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe…

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651 - Becoming Uncivilized (with Anya and Nadia) 1:15:57

18 weeks ago1:15:57

1:15:57

Anya and Nadia have helped lead our retreats in Montana for the past few years. In this conversation, we talk about the different kinds of movement they’ve studied and teach and how — along with Cameron and Melayne — we try to create a place and time where people can get very real with themselves and each other. Learn more about the event here . Intro music “Brightside of the Sun,” by Basin and Range . “The Fade Out Line,” by Phoebe Killdeer and The Short Straws. Outro: “Smoke Alarm,” by Carsie Blanton . My Amazon link is here . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe…

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650 - Rambling ROMA 3 (For Allene) 25:37

19 weeks ago25:37

25:37

Intro music “Brightside of the Sun,” by Basin and Range . “Tear,” by Red Hot Chili Peppers. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe

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649 - Allene Evans - "Guardian of a Free and Just Society" (Crestone Series) 1:53:56

19 weeks ago1:53:56

1:53:56

Allene would never describe herself in such grand terms, but the fact is that she’s spent a long career in law working hard to defend and promote the fundamental decency that is at the heart of the American justice system — or should be. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe…

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Live with Daniel Pinchbeck 57:46

20 weeks ago57:46

57:46

Thank you Daniele Bolelli , Douglas Rushkoff , Jesse Damiani , Michael Scarmack , and many others for tuning into my live video with Daniel Pinchbeck ! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe…

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646 - Erin Ginder-Shaw (Depth Psychology) 56:09

20 weeks ago56:09

56:09

Erin is closing in on her PhD in Depth Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute . We’ve been very close since 1/1/16 and she’s one of my all-time favorite people. If I get arrested and have one call, her phone might be ringing. She’ll be joining us at the Becoming Uncivilized event at the Budokon compound this summer. Consider joining us! Intro music “Brightside of the Sun,” by Basin and Range . “Low Rider,” by War. Outro: “Smoke Alarm,” by Carsie Blanton . My Amazon link is here . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe…

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Giving this a spin 48:19

20 weeks ago48:19

48:19

Thank you Nikita Petrov , Lacey Delayne , Dr Doug , Andrew Ramos , Eamon Cullen , and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe…

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645 - Walking ROMA 1:57

21 weeks ago1:57

1:57

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com In this, the first walking ROMA episode, I ramble: Our world is ruled by unloved men. What’s it mean to be “driven?” Would the spirit of the angry prepper be ok with what we’ve done with his cabin?

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644 - David Nance (My 14 year-old first cousin once removed) 1:12:10

21 weeks ago1:12:10

1:12:10

You know those kids — toddlers, even — where you see the fully-formed person in their eyes? That’s how this guy has always been for me. He was cracking me up and blowing my mind before he could pronounce my name. Smart, kind, and very wise for his age (or any age). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe…

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643 - Before the Dawn, Part I (with Riley Morton) 14:38

22 weeks ago14:38

14:38

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com My friend Riley Morton is a film-maker, documentarian, world traveler, back country skier, deep thinker and all-around badass. He and I sat down for about six hours over two days and he picked my brain about who I am, who I’ve been, and the experiences and ideas that formed the foundation for what eventually became a book called Sex at Dawn .…

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642 - ROMA 83 57:25

24 weeks ago57:25

57:25

Does Trump have the wrong answers to the right questions? It feels like things are falling apart, but have they been falling apart for a long time? How long? When did this process of collapse begin? Why do intelligent people sometimes say incredibly stupid things? Intro music “Brightside of the Sun,” by Basin and Range . Paid version: Outro: “Politic Amagni,” by Amadou and Miriam. Amazon link is here . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe…

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641 - Simon Rex in Laurel Canyon 1:43:02

24 weeks ago1:43:02